The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) -- the umbrella organization for 200 diabetes associations in more than 160 countries -- just released its 2013 Diabetes Atlas. If you've been following the trend in diabetes, it will not surprise you to know diabetes continues to rise, unabated, around the world.
Type 2 diabetes, which many consider an epidemic currently, is increasing worldwide predominantly due to poor diet, sedentary lifestyle and the fact that we are living longer. Leonor Guariguata, IDF biostatistician and coordinator for the Diabetes Atlas, told me via email something shocking.
Already, diabetes extracts a high cost in health care dollars, economies' financial stability, lost productivity, and it destroys lives and families. Sir Michael Hirst, IDF President, told me via email that research shows one in 10 of the world's population will have diabetes by 2035. Diabetes imposes unacceptably high human, social and economic costs on countries at all income levels (p.
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The refrain in public health is that, "People will make the healthy choice when the healthy choice is the easy choice." Guariguata agrees. If diabetes is in your family, make sure everyone gets a fasting blood sugar test and see whether you have diabetes or Stage 1, pre-diabetes. Combining our thought leadership with the strengths of our partners to enhance and expand the business and technology offerings available to our clients. Join CSC at events with our Global partners to see how we focus on providing best-of-breed, next-gen and proven solutions to customers. The innovative Trafford Care co-ordination centre could evolve into a model for the provision and management of population health. Organizations understand the power of digital transformation, but many don’t know where to begin. Companies see digital disruption as the foundation on which to build new business strategies. Biometrics has already revolutionized authentication, but its future lies in improving the user experience. Cloud technologies can free companies from dependence on a single vendor, if implemented the right way.
Serving a population of 300,000, George Eliot Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Trust in Warwickshire, England, uses CSC’s Lorenzo Electronic Patient Record (EPR) to improve and transform the way services are delivered to patients. People with diabetes often receive care from several departments, physicians or specialists.
The diabetes team developed an electronic system to collect the same patient data wherever the patient was seen — be it the emergency department, outpatient clinic or in a ward. Once captured, data can be added to standard letters for GPs and patients, using Lorenzo’s Clinical Documentation capability. An estimated 382 million people worldwide have diabetes, according to a new report from the International Diabetes Federation.
People who have Type 1 diabetes do not produce insulin, a hormone the body needs to convert sugar and starches into energy. People with Type 2 diabetes have developed a resistance to the insulin their body produces.
Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and can increase both the mother and baby's chances of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.

The Middle East and North Africa currently have the highest rates of adult diabetes prevalence compared to other world regions, according to the report, but Africa will see the greatest increase in cases over the next two decades. In addition to those that already have diabetes, IDF estimates 316 million people have IGT, or impaired glucose tolerance - also known as prediabetes.
Diabetes is spreading because junky processed foods full of sugars, simple carbohydrates and artificial ingredients are saturating the markets. There is no worry at least getting diabetes as there is one herb called Cat's Whiskers herb which can effectively reduce the blood sugar level to normal level. MANANA COMENZAMOS LAS DENUNCIAS INTERNACIONALES EN TODOS LOS PAISES POR EL USO DE TECNOLOGIAS INVASIVAS. COMENZAMOS EN VENEZUELA CON POLITICOS E HIJOS CON LOS QUE HEMOS TRATADO DE CONVERSAR PARA QUE SUS PADRES DEJAN DE REALIZAR ESTOS CRIMENES. As a parent of two kids with Type 1 diabetes, I greatly appreciate how the author of this article clarified the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Also note how the article mentions that ONLY 5% of diabetics in America have Type 1, which is an auto-immune disease with no cure. I am also diabatic patient but you must becareful from junks,sugar and must exercise regularly. Education is vital when it comes to diabetes, and it is highly encouraged to become an expert in your own right.
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That despite being a non-communicable disease, where there are changes in risk factors and environments, diabetes will spread from one community to the other, essentially acting like a communicable disease. 14) of diabetes deaths are in people under 60 years old, handicapping Africa's ability for development. In every respect -- human, financial, societal -- the burden of diabetes is, and is becoming, crippling. Put pressure on your policy makers to vote for health, and create a healthier lifestyle for yourself and your family. Recently, the hospital developed an EPR solution that optimizes care for an important group: diabetes patients. Ideally, information from all visits is kept in one place to support long-term healthcare needs, but this doesn’t always happen.
The new system, called Lorenzo-Diabetes, is user friendly and supports the creation of a patient-centered record that can be shared effectively, whether with the patient’s general practitioner (GP), podiatrist, nurse or other specialists.
Consultants now collect standard patient information, such as blood pressure, eye health and prescription drug use, putting data directly into Lorenzo-Diabetes. Patients can go home with their clinic letters on the same day, and GPs’ letters are ready by the end of the clinic.
A real-time audit gives clinicians insight into why patients are attending clinics and makes sure patients’ needs are met.
Vinod Patel, consultant in diabetes, says, “Patients feel more engaged [because] they can see information is captured about them electronically and will be shared with their GPs and used in future consultations or wider treatment.

The IDF expects that number to rise to 592 million by 2035, when one in every 10 people will have the disease. In fact, she says the estimates are conservative, and that diabetes may be a much bigger problem than we think. Type 1 diabetes used to be called juvenile onset diabetes because it is usually diagnosed in adolescence.
Most people who develop Type 2 diabetes are adults, although experts worry about the increasing number of young people being diagnosed.
Micronesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar also reported higher-than-average prevalence rates.
Approximately 80% of the people living with diabetes are in low- and middle-income countries.
Urban centers in Africa are showing higher prevalence rates than cities in Europe, Guariguata said, and many cases go undiagnosed and untreated because of a lack of awareness in these countries. These drugs are sold to the most over-nourished populations and it is over-nourishment that causes diabetes.
This has been proven for more than 10-20 yrs and yet sadly 99.9% of the westerners still think that herbs can cure cancers and diabetes are nonsense. My sisters friend has been averaging 15k for months now and she works about 20 hours a week.
One thing is for sure, type 2 diabetes will continue to spike as long as Psychotropic Medications are prescribed.
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Like the child and his brother in Africa who walk four hours in no shoes once a week to get insulin from the one clinic. GPs and patients can follow up on clinic recommendations without delay, and patients now have electronic documents that set out their “year-of-care” plans.
Patients who are willing to take part in research can now be easily identified, which has increased participation in clinical trials. A large part of this is due to the growing obesity problem; while all types of diabetes are on the rise, the number of people with Type 2 diabetes is expected to double in less than 25 years.
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